![]() I don't have a daughter to teach, but here are a few lessons I think the young figure skaters could impart: grace under pressure, dedication to a goal (in an increasingly instant-gratification world), the power of dreaming big, and that beauty, femininity and physical strength aren't mutually exclusive. The vibe is more Virgin Suicides than professional sports and is thus, from the teach-your-daughters point of view, problematic." ![]() Her central comparison is between skier Lindsey Vonn, who recently posed for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and "pixie" figure skaters "whose notion of sexy involves sparkly outfits and blue eye shadow." Among other conclusions, Rosin declares that, for women, the trope "assigned to skiers (female gladiator) is far preferable to the one assigned to skaters (tragic nymph)."īut throughout the article are a number of arguments that left me wondering who ran over Rosin's foot with a 1/8-inch blade and left her with a grudge against skaters. After saying that at least Vonn's sexuality is preferable to that of the figure skaters, she writes, "Watching pairs skating these last few nights has reminded me of what the figure skating narrative is all about: tender young fawns gliding to maudlin music, getting thrown around, and landing on frail ankles. In an article that appeared Wednesday in Slate, Hanna Rosin examines the fraught world of sexuality for female athletes.
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